Download file from GIT Server in Linux: GIT is an widely used version control tool for source code management. GIT was initially designed for the Linux Kernel development project in the year 2005 and after that it became the most popular version control software to use. If you are working in a software development company, I am quite sure that the company is using GIT server for the management of the source code.
As you are reading the article, I can assume that you are looking for a way to download file from GIT server of your company or any other GIT server. So, let us learn how to download file from GIT server.
- At first you need to connect to your GIT server. Your GIT server must have some server address (example any IP address or URL). Using that address you need to go to the server and you need to check for the file that you want to download. If you want to download an old file from your server, then you will get more than one u version of the file. In that case, you need to choose the most updated version. After clicking on the right folder, on the screen you should get one URL which is going to be needed while downloading the file later.
- As you are using Linux, you need to install GIT on your computer in order to download a file from GIT server. Copy the below command and paste it in your terminal to install the GIT.
# sudo apt-get install git git-core
To get ensured whether git has been downloaded and installed to your Linux or not, you can check it simply by typing git in your terminal and if it is installed, it will show the meaning of different git commands. If git is not installed, you will not be able to see those command explanations.
- Now, if you want to download from your GIT server, you should have proper permission. Your should have user name and password. To download from GIT server, the command is below:
# git clone ssh://username@ServerAddress/YourPathToFolder.git
In the above line,
username means your username provided by the company,
ServerAddress is the address of your GIT server,
YourPathToFolder means the appropriate folder path and always remember that your folder path address will always end with the .git
- You will have to copy and paste the above code in terminal and after that you will asked for a password. Just provide the password that you are provided and your file will start downloading and you will get it in the current directory after the download is complete.
I think following the above instruction, you will be able to download files from GIT server. If you face any problem, you can ask me through comments.